diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/CrowdClient.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/CrowdClient.java
index d425f0089..a5b81dee9 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/CrowdClient.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/CrowdClient.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: CrowdClient.java,v 1.17 2002/11/26 02:46:01 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: CrowdClient.java,v 1.18 2002/12/02 23:18:06 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.crowd.server;
 
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.threerings.crowd.Log;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.OccupantInfo;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceObject;
+import com.threerings.crowd.server.CrowdServer;
 
 /**
  * The crowd client extends the presents client with crowd-specific client
@@ -46,8 +47,7 @@ public class CrowdClient extends PresentsClient
         // clear out our location so that anyone listening for such things
         // will know that we've left
         if (_clobj != null) {
-            BodyObject bobj = (BodyObject)_clobj;
-            bobj.setLocation(-1);
+            CrowdServer.plreg.locprov.leaveOccupiedPlace((BodyObject)_clobj);
         }
 
         super.sessionDidEnd();